Paul Lafond, “Charles Jacque”, 1894

Paul Lafond (1847–1918) (aka Paul-Jean-Marie Lafond; Jean Marie Paul Lafond; Paul Jean-Marie Lafond)—Painter, etcher and curator at the Musée de Pau (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG247411)

“Charles Jacque”, 1894, etched portrait of a key artist of the Barbizon School, Charles Jacque (aka Charles Émile Jacque) (1813–1894), published in Paris in 1894 in the art periodical, “L'Artiste”, between pages 320 and 321 (see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k486091v/f331.double).

Note that Léopold Massard (aka Jean Marie Raphaël Léopold Massard; Léopold Massart) (1812–1889) also made an etching of the same portrait of Charles Jacque with minor differences in 1894. See Massard’s version reproduced in the blog “Adventures in the Print Trade” (June 20, 2019): https://adventuresintheprinttrade.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-pre-impressionists-charles-jacque.html.

Etching with plate tone on fine laid paper (Van Gelder Zonen watermark) with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 27 x 17.9cm; (plate [soft mark]) 16 x 11.9cm; (image borderline) 13.7 x 10.2cm

Lettered in plate: (upper centre) “L'ARTISTE”; (lower centre) “CHARLES JACQUE”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression with full margins as published. Beyond faint age-toning at the edges, the sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this historically important portrait of one of the luminaries of the Barbizon School for the total cost of AU$258 (approximately US$168, EUR 143.79 or GBP 123.90), including express mail shipping worldwide. Import duties, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in purchasing this sensitively executed and very beautiful portrait, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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